ARTIST: Alejke Gurgin Kazarian (Russian, Armenian, 1938 - ???)
TITLE: Portrait of Middle Eastern Man
YEAR: 1964
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Minor damages to corners. Few minor scratches/paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light.
ART SIZE: 10 x 7 inches / 25 x 17 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower left
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Alejke Gurgin Kazarian was born in 1938 and was largely influenced creatively by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas about the sublime and spirituality. Artists endeavoured to focus on painting's formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United States, in opposition to the strictures of the Soviet bloc. Significant artists of this period included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Frank Kline, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still and Adolph Gottlieb. In later revisions, the contributions and efforts of female artists such as Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Bourgeois have been recognised, amongst many other female creatives.